Uke hunt

[FuzzFace]

Mine is the Lanikai soprano.... at the time I was going for maximum portability and chose the smallest.  I love it and the sound is great.  The storekeeper threw in a soft mandolin case for some reason, which turned out to be great because when travelling I can  wrap my clothes around the uke and fit it in the case and therefore not need a suitcase and bring it on planes as a carry-on.

All that being said, I recently tried a larger uke the other day (a Martin!!) and found it to be more comfortable to play and still pretty portable... we'll see what the future holds... got to save my pennies...

[Hilary]

You can stretch the strings though on a new uke - a couple of days stretching (literally pulling them up with your fingers) and they should settle down. If you still have a problem then, it's the uke.

[henwrench]

 Also with the nature of the uke...(hi-strung with nylon strings, no compensated saddle, or basically any fancy shit) just means that these little cockbags have a fundamental characteristic that equates to the the very alarming truth that they always sound a bit wonky. But they are meant to. A bit....

                                                                         henwrench

[Hook]

It's all about the tuners brother!! You really want geared tuners & that one that ORH posted has them & would probably be fine. I find most soprano ukes I play have issues on the 1st fret, not a very clean tone, rough on an Fm chord. There is quite a difference between a soprano & a concert in both tone & playability. I loved having the baritone to learn on, size was much closer to guitar which made it easier to get the fingerings right, etc. The baritone can be tuned like a guitar  or up a 5th like the soprano through tenor(special saprano for baritone strings). The bigger the uke the warmer the tone. I didn't want a concert but the Les Paul was the most affordable  uke with a pickup at $100 (+ $30 now) and I really love it!! I do like the feel of a tenor but I cant have one of each...can I?
If you can spend $100 (your equivalent, I am a stupid American) than I would and get something like this
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acoustic-ukuleles/lanikai-lu22cgc-concert-ukulele
but if you want to keep the price low check out this baritone. I played the shit out of mine for a year and loved it!!
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Rogue-Baritone-Ukulele-107219636-i1150545.gc
Don't buy the Rouge Soprano starter kit though, bad tuners!
Put some Aquila strings on whatever you get & Hilary is right on with the stretching of the strings I do that on both my ukes & my guitars. I find that my ukes all hold their tune quite well

[FuzzFace]

if you want to keep the price low check out this baritone. I played the shit out of mine for a year and loved it!!
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Rogue-Baritone-Ukulele-107219636-i1150545.gc

Thanks you just saved me $460!

[64Guitars]

Fnarr fnarr.

Just realized that you're referring to the subject of this topic. 

[Hook]

Thanks you just saved me $460!

Hey man, that by no means is a $500 uke, but for $30 it's a gem.

[cuthbert]

Fnarr fnarr.

Just realized that you're referring to the subject of this topic. 

Hey-oh...can't believe I missed that one!   

[Oldrottenhead]

me too

[Geir]

Like with getting a new guitar, my best advice is to just try a lot of them, set a limit on how much you're willing to pay and get the one that feels right for you !

Also with the nature of the uke...(hi-strung with nylon strings, no compensated saddle, or basically any fancy shit) just means that these little cockbags have a fundamental characteristic that equates to the the very alarming truth that they always sound a bit wonky. But they are meant to. A bit....

                                                                         henwrench

So very true!!!